We have a super team now and were very lucky to fill this position with a great human! Stay tuned for future growth. EAGERLY SEEKING EXCELLENCE At Prime Group, we’re setting the bar high for our next team member. Not that we expect any one to learn to become a circus performer, tight rope walk,…

How to remove the [] from your [Business] “He who asks is a fool for five minutes, while he who does not ask remains a fool forever” Chinese proverb It’s every parents’ joy – the moment your child speaks. Until, at 3, they begin to slowly confound your rational adult brain with questions. Why is…

Safe to Fail: Creating a culture of forgiveness and the freedom to fail ** Blunder. Error. Failure. Gaffe. Bungle. Faux Pas.** Mis-take. We all make ‘em, but don’t enjoy making ‘em. We can be uncomfortable enough with admiitting to them that we try to bury them. They can definitely cause pain. High performing businesses create…

Please forgive me for insinuating soccer into this article – I’m still suffering withdrawal from World Cup. Player, coach, spectator – I love the beautiful game. I’m also an analytical person who loves innovation. When my high school computer science instructor learned my interest, he set me to work creating programs to help him evaluate…

Turn Your Equipment into Gold Existing equipment that you have paid for recently can become leased equipment. This puts cash back in your pocket, leaving you with a custom designed payment plan that makes sense for your business. Re-Think Your Finance Thinking Most businesses make decisions on equipment financing ad hoc – that is, as…

Ever lost a key employee? Had a client go bankrupt? Broke up with a business partner? Still cringe thinking about it? Me too. We’re in good company. Nelson Mandela said “The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail”. Fall down seven times, get up eight. This…

It’s not that your Mom wanted to lie to you… “You’ll grow up stronger, wait and see”. “Never mind, you can get another one”. “Tomorrow’s a new day”. Your Mom, like mine, probably just wanted to teach a little resilience and deflect the painful moment. Deflection is a uniquely human skill that’s responsible for our…

Like any great leader, you’ve battled your way to the top. As Caesar Augustus, you’d return from a 20 year campaign to a life of glorious excess (and a little political intrigue), garbed in Tyrian purple robes. Purple has long denoted wealth in human society. Laboriously created by harvesting the organic ink of thousands of…

Good , Bad or Ugly Gossip; YOU choose how people spread YOUR story. I’m a relentless optimist. I borrowed this expression from a great friend of mine who claims to be one also. Like optimists everywhere, as a consumer I anticipate a great experience. I believe that most businesses care, and want to deliver a…